The internet standards (which are not the only computer standards) are
written by the IETF (http://www.ietf.org/) and the ISOC
(http://www.isoc.org/). I believe, but am not sure, that this started
at CERN, where the WWW was invented, much to the chagrin of Mr Gore.
CERN is in Switzerland, not France.
Larry
On Nov 24, 2003, at 8:35 PM, Rick Fisk wrote:
> Just curious - who made up the "world wide standards"? Please don't
> tell
> me they were dreamed up by the French. :-)
>
> Rick
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Larry B. Macy, Ph.D." <macy@bbl.med.upenn.edu>
> To: "David Lieb" <dbl@chicagolandmgclub.com>
> Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 1:41 PM
> Subject: Re: Wire wheels
>
>
>> FWIW, Almost everything a Mac does is world wide standards based.
>> Almost everything a Windows box does is MS based. The world wide
>> standards were being written long before NT and 2K were wet dream in
>> Billy's eyes. There is a reason the internet is based mostly on UNIX,
>> there is a reason most banks and online ordering systems shy away from
>> Windows. There is a reason most publishing houses use Macs, there is a
>> reason most schools uses Macs, there is a reason over half the worlds
>> researchers use Macs, there is a reason the 3rd fastest supercomputer
>> in the world is a Mac Cluster, and there is a reason Windows dominates
>> the corporate boardrooms. And it has nothing to do with standards and
>> compatibility.
>>
>> Larry
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macy@bbl.med.upenn.edu
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Department of Psychiatry
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